The Crimes of Womanhood : Defining Femininity in a Court of Law.
Carlson, A. Cheree.
The Crimes of Womanhood : Defining Femininity in a Court of Law. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (201 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Womanhood on Trial -- 1. Narrative Intersections in Popular Trials -- 2. Framing Madness in the Sanity Trial of Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard -- 3. The Mad Doctors Meet McNaughton: The Battle for Narrative Supremacy in the Trial of Mary Harris -- 4. "True Womanhood" and Perfect Madness: The Sanity Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln -- 5. Womanhood as Asset and Liability: Lizzie Andrew Borden -- 6. Bodies at the Crossroads: The Rise and Fall of Madame Restell -- 7. "You Know It When You See It": The Rhetorical Embodiment of Race and Gender in Rhinelander v. Rhinelander -- Conclusion: Womanhood as Narrative -- Notes -- References -- Index.
9780252090769
Sex discrimination against women-Law and legislation-United States-History.
Female offenders-Legal status, laws, etc.-United States-History.
Women-United States-Social conditions.
Femininity in popular culture-United States-History.
Femininity-Social aspects-United States-History.
Trials-United States-History.
Electronic books.
KF4758
345.73/03
The Crimes of Womanhood : Defining Femininity in a Court of Law. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (201 pages)
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Womanhood on Trial -- 1. Narrative Intersections in Popular Trials -- 2. Framing Madness in the Sanity Trial of Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard -- 3. The Mad Doctors Meet McNaughton: The Battle for Narrative Supremacy in the Trial of Mary Harris -- 4. "True Womanhood" and Perfect Madness: The Sanity Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln -- 5. Womanhood as Asset and Liability: Lizzie Andrew Borden -- 6. Bodies at the Crossroads: The Rise and Fall of Madame Restell -- 7. "You Know It When You See It": The Rhetorical Embodiment of Race and Gender in Rhinelander v. Rhinelander -- Conclusion: Womanhood as Narrative -- Notes -- References -- Index.
9780252090769
Sex discrimination against women-Law and legislation-United States-History.
Female offenders-Legal status, laws, etc.-United States-History.
Women-United States-Social conditions.
Femininity in popular culture-United States-History.
Femininity-Social aspects-United States-History.
Trials-United States-History.
Electronic books.
KF4758
345.73/03